"Quotes" for Teachers: Perseverance, Determination, Achievement and Succe...: Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work so most people don't recognize them. -Ann Landers
We are what we repeatedly do. Excel...
You don't do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time. ~Vince Lombardi
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. ~ Steve Jobs
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Inforgraphics ~Why I Need to Get Better at This!
The Infographic
What a great way to express ideas and present information!
This is one of those tools I just plain need to get better at creating and using. I have seen so many great ones and thought, "I need to do that!" Below is one that Infographics Labs created to explain what one is (and, really, why to use it).
It also makes good sense to know how to create a good one so that I can help our students do the same.
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So, that is another goal - improve infographic skills. Start with an annual report for the past school year, 2014-2015. I am telling myself, "You can do it! You can do it!" :) Let's see if I can.
Although this has little to do with infographics, I have a link to some free classroom type clipart that I like.
Classroom Clipart
Another source for clipart that came from FreeTech4Teachers is:
a gallery of more than 31,000 clip art images that have been released into the public domain. All of the clip art in the Open Clip Art Library can be downloaded and reused for free.
Friday, November 14, 2014
An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings
An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings
This site has so many great facts about books and great book suggestions for YAs. I think it will keep us busy for a long while. If you want to find something read that is new, but old (or in this case, based on old) check out this :
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Mindfulness ~ in Classrooms and Libraries; Resources to Help Bring Out the Best in Our Kids
I have been reading about mindfulness in teaching and was happy to stumble on a link via Twitter to a blog post called "Mindfulness in the Library".
It has good information and links to articles. I can't wait to finish and begin to practice some of the techniques. Kids, and everyone, are so busy today, so involved that sometimes all it takes it calming down and refocussing them to bring out the best. :)
Two books I am reading go along with the idea of mindfulness in the classroom/library.
They are below. I am enjoying them both although each comes from a different place - one is based on eastern philosophies and one has more western spirituality. Both want to help teachers and adults bring out the best in our children.
It has good information and links to articles. I can't wait to finish and begin to practice some of the techniques. Kids, and everyone, are so busy today, so involved that sometimes all it takes it calming down and refocussing them to bring out the best. :)
Two books I am reading go along with the idea of mindfulness in the classroom/library.
They are below. I am enjoying them both although each comes from a different place - one is based on eastern philosophies and one has more western spirituality. Both want to help teachers and adults bring out the best in our children.
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